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Get the most out of Google Fusion tables

Thursday, February 23, 4-4:50pm

Google Fusion Tables can help you find the story in that data.... and tell it! In addition to stellar interactive maps, Fusion Tables is a nifty tool for gathering data from different places and combining it into one table. Plus, it offers a simple data store for publishing click-to-view and API-enabled data tables to complement your story. This demo will give you the big picture for Fusion Tables, including a preview of new features.

With Google Fusion Tables and the tiniest dose of Javascript, you can create a highly custom interactive in a matter of hours. In this hands-on session, learn how to turn election results into an interactive map that tells a story, including a crash course on combining Fusion Tables with Google's mapping API to let readers dive into the data themselves. Best of all, you can do the whole thing without being an expert programmer, though comfort with simple Javascript will help.